diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd722c4504..376ecea703 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Quick install on Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10
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 ```bash
-curl get.docker.io | sh -x
+curl get.docker.io | sudo sh -x
 ```
 
 Binary installs